Chapter 45: 45. This Is All Because of Demonic Art

A corridor where arches entwined with golden ornaments stretched on without end.

Sunlight poured through the stained-glass windows, lending color to the works of art.

As though the dizzying lights did not sting her eyes in the slightest, the young lady walked down the corridor with an impassive expression.

Click, click, click.

Before long, she arrived before an ornate door.

The knights stationed outside gave the young lady a cursory search, then lightly knocked on the door.

Knock, knock.

"Your Imperial Highness the Crown Princess, Lady Hilda Ain Velatus has requested an audience."

From within the room came the feeble ring of a bell.

Jingle...

When the knights opened the door after bowing their heads, a wave of incense rushed out.

It was a scent enough to make anyone frown, but as if accustomed to it, the young lady approached the bedside.

She bowed her head toward the woman lying in bed.

"Of the great Empire..."

"Enough, Hilda. What did Father say?"

Elaine Marshal Luperideon, the Crown Princess, smiled bitterly.

Her light-purple hair was dry and disheveled, and her face was drained of color.

Yet her violet eyes gleamed brilliantly as they stared at something.

Looking at the Crown Princess, the young lady replied without emotion.

"He said the Empire’s future is bleak. He also praised the Second Princess."

The Crown Princess tapped her lips several times with a finger.

Tap, tap...

"Hmm, assassins will be coming soon, then. Could you leak that article I gave you last time? The Third Prince’s drug scandal. That one."

"The imperial family will suffer considerable damage as well."

"Better than dying, isn’t it? Or hide me somewhere. How about Labyrinth City Velanis?"

Thinking of the recent turmoil within her household, the young lady briefly closed her eyes, then opened them.

"I will send the article out before the day is over."

"Oh?"

Seeing the unusually obedient young lady, the Crown Princess smiled mischievously.

"Hmm... Something happened, didn’t it? Business? Politics? ...A family problem!"

Faced with that uncanny insight, the young lady answered expressionlessly.

"...No."

"The duke? Your younger sister? Marriage? Hmm? Complicated... Ah? Did you find a spy?"

Apparently unable to endure any more, the young lady furrowed her brow and growled.

"Enough, Elaine."

As though she had finally gotten the reaction she wanted, the Crown Princess grinned.

"Heehee! Now that’s more like it. You already had a headache, and now you’re in a foul mood because the imperial family summoned you, huh?"

"If you know that, why not let me leave?"

"But you came anyway, which means you’ve sorted things out to some extent, right?"

The young lady wanted to throw her glove in the face of the Crown Princess, who did nothing but speak the truth.

The urge to rebel welled up inside her, but she swallowed it down and nodded.

"Yes."

It did not matter to the Crown Princess whether she answered in a single word or dressed it up with flowery language.

After all, she read people’s hearts as easily as a ghost.

"Are you going to hit a sick person? Instead of being so irritated, tell me what’s going on outside. I’m bored to death from lying here all day."

"..."

The young lady slightly furrowed her brow at the Crown Princess’s playful words.

Seeing the illness that had reduced her only friend to this state made her heart feel unbearably stifled.

But as though she disliked that atmosphere, the Crown Princess smiled playfully.

"Pfft! Look at that expression! Did someone die? It’s just that I don’t have much strength in my limbs, so stop worrying so much~"

Gifted as she was at examining bodies, the young lady frowned.

"It can’t be only that. Something is constricting your heart..."

"Hilda..."

At the Crown Princess’s quiet voice, the young lady firmly shut her mouth.

"I’m fine. Thank you."

"...All right."

"So tell me something interesting! Have you found any of that talent you’ve been searching so desperately for?"

In that instant, Ryu-o came to the young lady’s mind.

A rookie with no particular flaws in his personality, yet incredible skill.

Remembering the miracle he had wrought, she allowed the corner of her lips to rise faintly.

There was no way the Crown Princess would miss such a tiny change.

Seeing that expression on the young lady’s face, the Crown Princess began to tremble.

"Eek! Hilda... smiled? Insane... Who is this person?"

The young lady felt an inexplicable displeasure and frowned.

"There is no such person."

"If you explain, how about I tell you the Second Princess’s latest weakness?"

The young lady’s ears perked up. With a sigh, she began to speak.

"Not long ago, my foolish younger sister ran away from home..."

The Crown Princess’s expression changed by the moment, her eyes sparkling...

"Oh..."

Seeing color return to the Crown Princess’s cheeks, the young lady’s unease only grew.

**

"My subspace... is full..."

The Guild Master lowered her head as though ashamed.

Since taking everything out and moving it again would be a hassle, I decided to leave only half of it with her.

"I’ll stop by the guild sometime soon."

"Yes... I’m sorry for troubling you."

After taking back the things in her hands, I nodded.

"Thank you for today. Thanks to you, I was able to get out safely."

It was true that I had gotten out safely thanks to the Guild Master, so I thanked her.

But it seemed she interpreted it differently.

"Safely... I see... Thank you, Ryu-o."

Just as I was about to explain, worried that I had unintentionally made her feel guilty...

Flick...

"Huh? Uh?"

The Guild Master, who had been nothing but a floating head, transformed into a scantily clad woman draped in thin cloth.

Seeing her own state, the Guild Master panicked.

"Ryu-o, if it would not be too presumptuous, could I borrow some simple clothes? If they find out I used a Banshee’s Cloak, my head will be on the block..."

"Wait! Shh! Shh! I understand, so please calm down."

I placed a hand on the shoulder of the Guild Master, who was trembling and looking around frantically.

"Ahh...♥"

"...?"

"Ahem! Ahem! I-I’m sorry. P-please, quickly..."

"Ah, yes..."

I took out a spare set of clothes from my subspace and handed it to her.

After looking around once more, the Guild Master casually slipped off her cloak.

‘?!? What kind of woman just...’

I had no idea why every woman here kept taking her clothes off so casually.

I had already felt every inch of her body against mine, yet here I was, being ambushed again.

I swiftly took the cloak and turned around.

Rustle, rustle.

Once again, I grew afraid of the side effects of Demonic Art.

The Guild Master’s body, burned into my mind, would not leave it.

Her beautifully filled-out figure, her breasts seeming ready to spill over.

The soft, sticky thighs that had wrapped around my waist, and her plump, wet mound, automatically formed in my mind.

‘This won’t do. I need to train Demonic Art more diligently.’

Today, I had meant to go home and practice my new abilities...

But it seemed I needed to go find Cheon Hwayeong instead.

"Whew, thank you, Ryu-o..."

When I turned around, I saw the Guild Master looking relieved in the loose clothes.

When I handed her the cloak, she took an item out of her subspace and handed it back to me.

"Um... there wasn’t any room..."

"Ah, yes..."

My first impression of the Guild Master had not been bad.

She had been respectful and handled matters briskly, like a dependable career woman...

But seeing her blush in that sloppy state in front of me, how should I put it?

‘She’s kind of a klutz.’

I had thought she would be cool-headed, but she was timid. I had thought she would be meticulous, but she was scatterbrained.

"Heh heh..."

"Huh...?"

Seeing me laugh, the Guild Master’s face turned pale. She bent deeply at the waist.

"I’m sorry! I really didn’t mean for this to happen..."

Ah, my mistake. She must think I was laughing at her.

"No, Guild Master! These things happen. It’s not that—I laughed because you were cute."

At my words, the Guild Master jerked her head up, her lips parting soundlessly.

"What? Just now... did you say c-cute? Me? I’ve shown you so much that I shouldn’t have..."

"What do you mean, things you shouldn’t have shown me?"

With tears welling in her eyes, the Guild Master spoke.

"Um... my body is... the kind of body men don’t like, isn’t it?"

??????

That was complete bullshit.

"What are you talking about? Men don’t like it? I actually..."

In the middle of speaking, the Guild Master looked up at me with moist eyes.

"Actually...? Come to think of it..."

I think the Guild Master and I remembered the same thing.

The embarrassing memory of our privates rubbing together...

The Guild Master’s face reddened as though it might burst if pricked, and I was no different.

The atmosphere turned strange.

The kind of atmosphere I had come to recognize while living with my master... the kind where it felt as though we would pounce on each other the instant our eyes met.

I was certain.

‘I’ve gone crazy.’

It felt like I was in heat.

If we touched, I felt like my cock would get hard.

I squeezed my eyes shut and shouted.

"I have something urgent to do, so I’ll be going!"

"Ah..."

I never saw the Guild Master rubbing her thighs together and breathing in the scent of my clothes.

**

I had definitely thought I would be happy as long as I had my master.

My master, who had accepted me again and again.

My beloved wife.

But it felt as though my weak will and this healthy body that refused to listen were pushing me into a mire.

Before coming to Labyrinth City Velanis, I had not been this bad.

What was I, some kind of stud, getting hard every day like this?

Was it because of the slime body?

Orc blood?

Or perhaps it was because every woman I met in Labyrinth City Velanis was just too beautiful.

Glamorous beauties I could never have even dreamed of were showing interest in me.

In my old world, I had been nothing but an orphan, a toy with no consequences, an easy target.

It might be arrogant of me, but the world was far too easy...

Someone envied me. Someone showed interest in me. Someone loved me.

Honestly, it made me incredibly happy.

It felt like I was being rewarded for all my hard work.

I liked the stats displayed so intuitively, and I liked the companions who praised me and said I was amazing.

My confidence was getting excessive.

‘A sense of omnipotence! Demonic Art! This is because of Demonic Art.’

I sprinted at full speed toward Cheon Hwayeong’s home.

To erase the sensation of my head floating.

"Huff! Huff! Sister!"

I reached out to open the door, but...

Rattle! Bang!

The door opened on its own.

"..."

Cheon Hwayeong, standing naked behind the door, spoke.

"Come in."

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